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Accordion Showcase at the Royal Scottish Conservatoire, Glasgow
On Saturday 8th of October, the accordion department at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland held an Accordion Showcase concert in the junior academy. Organised by Djordje Gajic who established the accordion department in Glasgow, the concert attracted a near capacity audience in the Guinness Room. Performances were given by current junior academy students Freddie Henderson, Zach Ronan and Valerie Barr, followed by postgraduate student Paul Chamberlain. Continue reading
Scottish Tango Ensemble – October Tour
Their series of concerts in Glasgow, Inverness and New Lanark promise to bring the spirit of Buenos Aires to the concert hall.
The concerts will feature the work of popular Tango composer Astor Piazzolla complimented by other more traditional Salon Tango repertoire from the genre along with some other solo items.
The ensemble features Gemma O’Keeffe – Violin, Fiona McLeod – Piano, Tom Berry – Double Bass and Paul Chamberlain – Accordion. Continue reading
Classical Accordion Rectial at St Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh – Sunday 10th April 2011 – 6pm
Currently Paul is studying at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, Glasgow, under the tutelage of Dr Djordje Gajic. In 2010 he was Highly Commended for his performance in the Tony and Tania Webster Prize for rare Russian music, and he was winner of the acclaimed Governors Recital Prize. Paul was also one of the keyboard section finalists in the 2011 Royal Overseas League competition.
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Accordionist in Royal Overseas League Competition
Paul recently reached the keyboard section final of the Royal Over-Seas League Competition, held in London. This prestigious annual competition brings together the best musicians from the UK, and the Commonwealth. Making a strong impression with the judges, Paul demonstrated the capabilities and potential of the classical accordion with a programme which included pieces by Bach, Nagayev, Angelis and Moszkowski.
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Concert at The Merchants House of Glasgow – 15th December 2010
In 15th December, Paul Chamberlain took part in a concert for the members of the Merchants House of Glasgow. This was their annual Christmas concert and Paul performed alongside three other musicians, Marion Wyllie – Soprano, Andrew Huggan – Cello, and Geoffrey Tanti – Piano.
The concert was titled “Christmas Fantasia” and was an excellent opportunity to introduce the classical accordion to an appreciative audience, many of whom had not encountered it previously.
Paul performed a programme of which included works by Bach, Khachaturian, Angelis, Moszkowski as well as one of his own compositions – “Neva”.
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Paul Chamberlain in Castelfidardo – October 2010
Paul Chamberlain recently took part in the 35th International Accordion Festival Castelfidardo, held from 5th to 10th October 2010. Continue reading
RSAMD End of Year Recital – Classical Accordion
Paul will be performing at the RSAMD in Glasgow on Tuesday 17th of August for his end of year recital. This will be held in the Guiness Room at 11.30am. Continue reading
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New audio file added to website
Classics Unwrapped presenter Jamie MacDougall chats to the RSAMD’s Music Planning Manager Nicolas Žekulin about the Governors’ Prize Competition and how the classical accordion has now become integrated into the academy’s keyboard department. Continue reading
Paul Chamberlain – Radio Broadcast – Classics Unwrapped
The recent concert of Governors’ Prize winners recorded at the RSAMD on 28th of May was broadcast on Radio Scotland during the “Classics Unwrapped” programme on 11th of July. This is now available to listen to on BBC Iplayer for … Continue reading
